{"product_id":"dancing-to-almendra-paperback","title":"Dancing to \"Almendra\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMontero Mayra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHavana, 1957. On the same day that the Mafia capo Umberto Anastasia is assassinated in a barber's chair in New York, a hippopotamus escapes from the zoo and is shot and killed by its pursuers. Assigned to cover the zoo story, Joaquin Porrata, a young Cuban journalist, finds himself embroiled in the mysterious connections between the hippo's death and the mafioso's in this intoxicating story of murder, mobsters, and, finally, love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMayra Montero\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a collection of short stories and of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Messenger, The Last Night I Spent with You, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCaptain of the Sleepers\u003c\/i\u003e. She was born in Cuba and lives in Puerto Rico, where she writes a weekly column in \u003ci\u003eEl Nuevo Dia\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724417732671,"sku":"9780312426736","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2258e45b206e56e87d05e49f1028e16a.webp?v=1765102593","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dancing-to-almendra-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}